A huge transport boost to alleviate the petrol subsidy removal pain was unveiled last night.
It is a major highlight in the agreements reached between the Federal Government and Labour, which effectively halted the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) strike plan.
The decision on transportation also include provision of 55,000 CNG conversion kits to kick-start an auto gas conversion programme, pending the completion of ongoing work on the state-of-the-art CNG stations nationwide.
The government plans to roll-out next month with pilots across 10 campuses nationwide.
The agreements were reached at the rescheduled parley at the State House in Abuja last night.
“Federal Government accepts to vote N100 billion for the provision of high capacity CNG buses for mass transit in Nigeria. Provisions are also being made for initial 55,000 CNG conversion kits to kick start an auto gas conversion programme, whilst work is ongoing on state-of-the-art CNG stations nationwide. The rollout aims to commence by November with pilots across 10 campuses nationwide,” the MoU reads.
